Following the ITC’s recent relaxation of masthead programming regulations (see ITC Extends Masthead Programming To Terrestrial), a number of publishers have become involved in a project for a digital television channel called the Magazine Channel.Plans for the channel are still predominantly on paper although a number of publishers have expressed interest and the developer of… Continue reading Plans For Magazine Channel Are Underway
Omnicom has announced the merger of GGT Group’s BDDP Worldwide and TBWA International to create a new entity called TBWA Worldwide. The move has been expected for some time, following Omnicom’s purchase of GGT for £143 million (see
The Radio Authority is currently seeking a new head of programming and advertising to succeed David Lloyd, who leaves the post at the end of July after three years. The successful candidate will head the small team responsible for the regulation of over 200 independent radio licensees.…The RA is advertising a new FM Independent Local… Continue reading Radio Authority News
The Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens’ Rights has adopted a report by Georgios Anastassopoulos (EPP, Gr) – the European Parliament vice-president – on the legal protection of encrypted broadcasting or re-broadcasting, described in the proposal for a Directive as “services based on, or consisting of, conditional access”. Both the Rapporteur and Committee took the… Continue reading EU: Protection for encrypted broadcasts
Classic FM has signed a new sponsorship deal with coffee maker Douwe Egberts. Throughout the Summer, from mid-May to September, Douwe Egberts will sponsor on-air promotion of the Classic FM Douwe Egberts Summer Music Festival – a series of outdoor concerts held at stately homes around the country.The deal includes sponsorship five times a day… Continue reading Classic FM In Sponsorship Deal
The Independent Television Commission, which regulates commercial television broadcasting in the UK, is to permit “masthead” programming on analogue terrestrial television, as a result of pressure from publishers and their representative organisations. Such broadcasting, which allows well-established media brands in publishing to extend their brands into the arena of TV, is already permitted in the… Continue reading UK: ITC permits masthead broadcasting
The Advertising Association is launching a new publication, the Commercial Communications Compendium, a 140-page loose-leaf document which summarises and explains all EU legislation affecting advertising, marketing and other commercial communications in Europe. Contact Jocie Maker at the AA on 00 44 171 828 2771 for further details and placing orders.
Alcohol Concern, the major lobby against alcohol abuse in the UK, has started a project to draw up proposals for a national alcohol strategy for England. It will be seeking opinions from several individuals and bodies. The proposals “will encompass a broad range of policy areas, including the control of supply and demand, changing perceptions… Continue reading UK: Alcohol investigation
The 23 April Consumer Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg under the chairmanship of Nigel Griffiths, UK secretary of state for consumer affairs, reached agreement on a Common Position on the sale and guarantee of consumer goods. The Directive – which aims at ensuring that EU consumers have a uniform degree of protection when faulty goods… Continue reading EU: Majority support for Directive
http://www.ticketmaster.co.ukSelling entertainment over the web is currently the place to be. Anything relatively cheap, which can be easily searched for by users and posted out to their homes is perfect for a transactional site on the internet. Indeed, a recent survey claimed that the number of transactional websites would grow by over 900% in the… Continue reading Website Of The Week – Ticketmaster
